With their charm, persuasive abilities, and apparent success, they gained the trust of numerous investors.

I do have some of it invested in tax liens (paying up to 12% tax free interest) that I hope to turn into a couple cheaply acquired rental properties.When I reach 59.5 I will have the option of pulling out 5k to 10k every month of tax free rental income or letting it build up more as there are no RMD's on a ROTH.This is just one of many sources of money for me in retirement.John in your scenario it works like a charm  look at the dollars ( relatively small risks per property) . 

It’s been an amazing learning process that’s taken over two months already since the offer got accepted; first the seller postponed our initial closing, then our financing fell through only a couple of days before the second closing date, we got a 30-day extension, then seller didn’t have the clear CO for the third closing date, we gave them another 2 weeks, hoping to close now on April 4th - is fourth time the charm?

Neighborhoods like Lawrenceville, East Liberty, and Squirrel Hill offer a mix of historical charm and modern growth.

Design - A LOT of the listings in your market have charm and or unique design...

Cash flow mainly, and in an area that's prime for growth yet has a smaller town charm.

Charming, but not too folksy.

(Comparing a near-fatal overdose to putting Cocoa Puffs instead of Lucky Charms in your supermarket cart because you found a coupon in the local pennysaver...)

It's like combining old-school charm with some modern tweaks.

People think he has a rough around the edges charm and you should just suck it up and laugh.